OLA - The host senior high teams completed the field for the Yell County tournament's championship round as Ola claimed a pair of semifinal victories Thursday night.

In senior girls action, Ola moved into the title game with a 51-42 win over Plainview despite a gutty performance by an undersized, outmanned group of Lady Panthers from Plainview. Ola advances to play Dardanelle in today's 7:30 p.m. game.

The first period ended with a 13-12 lead for Ola, which featured good balance scoring while Sarah Blankenship canned eight for Plainview. Despite quality substitutions from Ola, the Lady Panthers would not go away as the teams went to the locker room with Ola holding a 26-25 margin.

Kayla Hulsey had nine third-period tallies to pull Ola to a 41-39 margin with the final period coming up. The fourth quarter found the Lady Mustangs' superior numbers taking their toll as they finished up with a 51-42 final.

Blankenship led all scorers with 20 while Krista Goss added 11 for Plainview, Hulsey paced Ola with 16 with Jayme Barnes chipping in 10.

Ola coach Kenny McCoy was pleased with the win but not the performance of his ladies. "We were just not mentally ready to play, and I give a lot of credit to Coach Harrison because his kids out-hustled, and out played us in every phase of the game. We were fortunate to come away with a win."

In the senior boys tilt, Ola came out slow and fell behind 10-7 after one period. The Mustangs started controlling the boards in the second, as well as finding the range offensively to move up 23-18 at intermission.

The third period saw the Mustangs taking control opening up a 13-point margin at 43-30 with eight minutes left. The Panthers would pull within three late before Ola put things away 55-46.

Derek Bollan led Plainview with 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Ola was paced by Zac Tippin with 12.

"We didn't shoot the ball well," McCoy said after the win. "After the first period our defensive intensity picked up and I was pleased with the way the kids played."

In semifinal action in the Yell County tournament Thursday night, the host Ola junior Lady Mustangs handled Western Yell County, 34-19, while the Danville junior boys beat Western Yell County by a 56-42 final.